 Was everything by starts and nothing long ; But in the course of one revolving moon Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could...  Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and Miscellaneous, of ... - Page 333by Richard Warner - 1824Full view - About this book
 | William Francis Collier - 1862 - 678 pages
...of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon. Blest madman ! who could ev'ry hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy. Railing and praising were Ms usual themes; And both, to shew his judgment, in extremes ; So over-violent, or over-civil, That... | |
 | Thomas Arnold - 1862 - 452 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy ! ***** In squandering wealth was his peculiar art ; Nothing went unrewarded but desert. Beggared by... | |
 | George deF. Lord - Poetry - 1963 - 608 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking; Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish, or to enjoy! There is no need to multiply examples from the almost unknown works of minor Augustan satirists. Many... | |
 | Denys Thompson - Literary Criticism - 1978 - 252 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something...Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes; So over violent or over civil 128 That every man with him was God or... | |
 | Bruce Redford - Biography & Autobiography - 1986 - 272 pages
...arrangements for lucrative copulation. The allusion to Dryden's couplet from Absalom and Achitophel ("Blest madman, who could every hour employ / With something new to wish or to enjoy") cuts in two ways: Taylor's occupation is foolish, yet he is genuinely "blest" in possessing a benign... | |
 | Richard Jenkyns - Europe - 1992 - 526 pages
...Painting, Rhiming, Drinking, Besides ten thousand Freaks that died in Thinking. Blest Madman, who eould every Hour employ. With Something New to wish, or to enjoy! Railing and Praising were his usual Theams; And Both (to shew his Judgment) in Extreams: So over Violent, or over Civil, That every Man,... | |
 | Alexandre Beljame - Authors and readers - 1998 - 528 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Beside ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ With something new to wish or to enjoy 1 Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgment, in extremes : So over... | |
 | Paul Hammond - Drama - 2002 - 484 pages
...for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blessed madman, who could every hour employ With something...Railing and praising were his usual themes, And both, to show his judgement, in extremes: So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man with him was god or... | |
 | John Dryden - English literature - 2003 - 1024 pages
...all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking. Blest madman, who could every hour employ, With something...Railing and praising were his usual themes; And both (to show his judgment) in extremes: So over-violent, or over-civil, That every man, with him, was God or... | |
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